# CVE-2023-46212: WordPress WP EXtra Plugin <= 6.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

> Attackers can bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions via CSRF in the WP EXtra WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcch-629j-3qrw

## What is CVE-2023-46212?

CVE-2023-46212 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in TienCOP WP EXtra, published on 18 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization, Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in TienCOP WP EXtra allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs, Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP EXtra: from n/a through 6.2.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46212?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpvnteam Wp Extra.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46212?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TienCOP WP EXtra

- [CVE-2023-46623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46623/): WordPress WP EXtra Plugin <= 6.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-5311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5311/): WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to .htaccess File Modification (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47825/): WordPress WP EXtra Plugin <= 6.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-5314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5314/): WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Email Sending (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46212 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46212 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in TienCOP WP EXtra, published on 18 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TienCOP WP EXtra. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46212/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46212/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46212
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46212
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46212

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46212/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.